من فقط یک سوال دارم.

Word by word:

• من = I
• فقط = only / just
• یک = one / a
• سوال = question
• دارم = I have

So the structure is literally:

• من — I
• فقط — only
• یک سوال — one question / a question
• دارم — have

Persian often puts the verb at the end, so this sentence ends with دارم.

Yes, it can often be left out.

Because دارم already means I have, the subject I is built into the verb ending -م. So:

• من فقط یک سوال دارم = I only have one question
• فقط یک سوال دارم = also I only have one question

Including من makes the subject more explicit. It can sound more natural if you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

دارم is the present tense, first-person singular form of داشتن (to have).

Breakdown:

• verb: داشتن = to have
• present stem: دار
• ending -م = I

So:

• دارم = I have
• داری = you have
• دارد = he/she/it has
• داریم = we have
• دارید = you have (plural/formal)
• دارند = they have

It can mean both, depending on context.

In this sentence, یک سوال can mean:

• one question
• a question

Because the sentence also has فقط (only / just), the meaning leans strongly toward only one question.

Compare:

• یک سوال دارم = I have a question / I have one question
• فقط یک سوال دارم = I only have one question / I just have one question

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• سوال دارم = I have a question / I have questions / I have a problem/question
• یک سوال دارم = I have a question / one question
• فقط یک سوال دارم = I only have one question

So یک makes it sound more specific and countable.

In this sentence, فقط most naturally means only / just and modifies یک سوال or the whole idea of having only one question.

So:

• من فقط یک سوال دارم = I only have one question

Word order matters for emphasis. For example:

• فقط من یک سوال دارم would sound like Only I have a question
• من یک سوال فقط دارم is less natural in normal speech

So the given order is a very natural way to say it.

A common pronunciation is:

man faqat yek soâl dâram

A few notes:

• من = man
• فقط = faqat
• یک = yek
• سوال = soâl or sometimes closer to so-âl
• دارم = dâram

In everyday speech, some speakers may pronounce things a bit more casually, but this transliteration is a good starting point.

Yes.

You may see:

• سوال
• سؤال

Both refer to question. The version with hamza, سؤال, is closer to the original Arabic spelling, but سوال is very common in modern Persian writing.

In casual speech, learners often hear it pronounced roughly like:

• soâl
• suâl in some accents or styles

For most learners, recognizing سوال as the standard everyday word is enough.

Yes. In colloquial Persian, یک often becomes یه.

So an informal version is:

• من فقط یه سوال دارم

This is extremely common in speech.

Compare:

• یک = more formal / written / careful
• یه = informal / spoken

Both are correct, but یه sounds more conversational.

Sometimes, yes.

A close alternative is تنها, which also means only:

• من تنها یک سوال دارم

This is understandable and correct, but فقط is usually more common in everyday speech for this kind of sentence.

So if you want the most natural everyday version, فقط is a very good choice.